par principe
French, adverb/paʁ pʁɛ̃.sip/
par principe is spelled P-A-R-P-R-I-N-C-I-P-E (11 letters). Par principe is a French adverb meaning “out of principle, on principle, as a matter of principle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does par principe mean in English?
adverb
- 1
out of principle, on principle, as a matter of principle
- 2
just in case
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce par principe?
- /paʁ pʁɛ̃.sip/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.